Table 1 Subject profiles in two medical institutes

Number

15

20

6

16

Age^a

79.0 (61–88)

81.0 (60–95)

83.2 (73–92)

80.3 (71–89)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)^a

1.19 (0.84–2.82)

1.13 (0.80–2.05)

1.39 (1.24–1.67)

1.00 (0.71–1.90)

Urinary α1MG (mg/g cr.)^b

6.8 (2.7–63)

17 (ND-94)

20 (7.9–37)

13 (4.9–62)

Urinary β2MG (μg/g cr.)^b

249 (ND-14,700)

1570 (ND-34,000)

3160 (274–8290)

815 (394–30,400)

Blood cadmium (μg/L)^b

3.2 (1.7–7.6)

4.7 (3.4–11)

4.3 (2.5–6.1)

4.6 (2.2–13)

Urinary cadmium (μg/g cr.)^b

2.96 (1.24–9.54)

5.47 (1.59–11.2)

2.25 (ND-4.85)

5.08 (ND-16.2)